As our healthcare system shifts toward value-based models that reward positive outcomes rather than individual procedures and treatments, healthcare leaders increasingly see social determinants of health (SDOH) as critical components of these efforts. According to the WHO, Social determinants of health are defined as the non-medical factors that influence health outcomes. They are the circumstances in which people are born, grow, work, live, age, and the larger set of factors and processes that affect daily life situations. Economic policies and systems, development agendas, social norms, and political systems are examples of these forces and systems. The organization...
